King Williamstown, capital of a division of the same name on the Buffalo River, in the SE. of Cape Colony, 80 miles ENE. of Grahamstown, and by rail (1877) 42 WNW. of East London, on the coast. It has considerable trade, military barracks and stores, and a college. Pop. about 8000.
King Williamstown
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 6: Humber to Malta, p. 436
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